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EIA plant 1757

Ironwood · Gogebic · MI

Superior Falls

Operated by Northern States Power Co - Minnesota

Annual generation7,485 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWATCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextMidcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..Balancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Superior Falls?

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46.564601, -90.416147

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Capacity is not generation. Nameplate MW describes equipment; annual MWh describes recorded output. Proposed and retired units are not added to operating capacity.

Equipment mix

Operating capacity by technology

TechnologyConventional Hydroelectric1.4 MW represented

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Electricity output across the year

Monthly net generation shows the seasonal shape of this plant's represented output. A negative value is retained when the source reports net consumption.

1807
2788
3833
41,098
5689
6386
7563
8570
9130
10322
11633
12666

MWh net generation · 2024 final edition · EIA 923 represented operating rows. 12 of 12 supplied rows shown; 0 missing values omitted. Months with no reported numeric value are omitted, not treated as zero.

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Electricity output across the year — MWh net generation
RecordMWh net generation
1807
2788
3833
41,098
5689
6386
7563
8570
9130
10322
11633
12666

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1807 MWh
2788 MWh
3833 MWh
41,098 MWh
5689 MWh
6386 MWh
7563 MWh
8570 MWh
9130 MWh
10322 MWh
11633 MWh
12666 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1Conventional HydroelectricWAT0.7OP
2Conventional HydroelectricWAT0.7OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
1757
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Montreal River
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 4 has the highest recorded value (1,098 MWh) and 9 the lowest (130 MWh). Their difference is 968 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1Conventional Hydroelectric0.70.50.60.2
2Conventional Hydroelectric0.70.50.60.2

EIA-860 2024 final source. Ratings describe capacity, not actual generation or availability. Missing ratings are not zero.

Source: US Energy Information Administration Form EIA-860 2024 plant and operable-generator workbooks; archive 2024. US EIA-authored information is generally public domain; cite EIA, preserve third-party exceptions, changes and no-endorsement context. Source-specific derived data.

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